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Alicia is charged with murdering her husband in cold blood. She never utters another word to anyone. She doesn’t speak at her trial. She doesn’t speak to her lawyers. She is in no verbal communication with anyone. She is admitted to a psych ward where doctors have essentially given up on her ever communicating again.
Enters a psychologist that is obsessed with Alicias case and is determined to have her communicate with him.
A psychological, suspenseful book that is extre ...more
Alicia is charged with murdering her husband in cold blood. She never utters another word to anyone. She doesn’t speak at her trial. She doesn’t speak to her lawyers. She is in no verbal communication with anyone. She is admitted to a psych ward where doctors have essentially given up on her ever communicating again.
Enters a psychologist that is obsessed with Alicias case and is determined to have her communicate with him.
A psychological, suspenseful book that is extre ...more

Here’s my review: Read this book. Thats it folks, just read it. No, but seriously, go out and read this book. I had my reservations about it at first but I was immediately hooked on it. When people say you won’t see the plot twist coming, they aren’t exaggerating, you seriously won’t. That’s how good it is! There was so much hype surrounding this a few years ago and I wasn’t really sure it was worth it but I finally caved and got it from my local library and read it in about 7 hours (8 p.m-3 a.m
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This book pulled me out of a reading rut!!! The Silent Patient is my new go to recommendation for anyone looking for a suspenseful thriller. Alicia has everything, except one evening her husband arrives home and she shoots him five times and then she stops speaking. Enter Theo, a criminal psychotherapist who is determined to get to the bottom of this... why did she shoot her husband? Why is she not speaking? This book is written beautifully with touches on art, which I really enjoyed due to Alic
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4.5 stars - rounded up.
Who doesn't love a psychological thriller about an artist who may or may not have shot her husband in the head five times and never said a word after the fact?!
This book consumed me when I was not reading it; I couldn't stop thinking about it. Kept me guessing the whole way. A definite recommend. ...more
Who doesn't love a psychological thriller about an artist who may or may not have shot her husband in the head five times and never said a word after the fact?!
This book consumed me when I was not reading it; I couldn't stop thinking about it. Kept me guessing the whole way. A definite recommend. ...more

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